The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Seeing the old woman's embarrassment, Li Muxia returned a faint smile, without any expression of disgust or disdain, which greatly increased the old woman's goodwill towards Li Muxia.

Once everyone had gotten closer, the old woman noticed the injury on her husband's leg and quickly asked, "Old man, what happened to you?"

Grandpa Huang sighed and said, "Oh, don't even mention it. I tripped and fell."

He clearly didn't want to tell Aunt Huang how he got injured.

Aunt Huang refused to believe it and continued, "She fell down, how could she fall like this? What happened?"

The young man knew he couldn't let his mother worry, so he echoed, "Mother, it's true, I really did fall down. Please don't ask anymore."

Seeing that Aunt Huang wanted to continue asking questions, Li Muxia spoke up to help the father and son out of the predicament, saying, "Aunt Huang, Second Brother Huang said you are sick. Let me take your pulse."

Aunt Huang's attention was diverted by Li Muxia. Knowing that Li Muxia was a medical genius, she thought that perhaps her illness could really be cured.

There wasn't much to say at the moment, so he sat down and let Li Muxia take his pulse.

While Li Muxia was examining the old woman, Huang Lao Er left for the kitchen. Looking at the few ingredients in the kitchen, Huang Lao Er was at a loss as to what to do.

Finally, he sighed, as if he had made up his mind, and went out. When he came back, he was carrying a lot of ingredients, but they were not very precious, so he could only cook some simple home-style dishes.

These were things his family hadn't eaten in a long time, and he had to borrow them from his neighbors with great difficulty.

Fortunately, his neighbor lent him the money; he was genuinely afraid he wouldn't be able to borrow it.

By the time Huang Lao Er had finished his work in the kitchen, Li Mu Xia had also finished showing Huang Da Niang the dishes.

Aunt Huang did initially catch a cold, but due to her bad mood and excessive worry, her condition did not improve. Over time, it developed into pneumonia and asthma. The prescriptions the doctor had given her before were no longer effective in treating her current symptoms.

Li Muxia rewrote a prescription for Aunt Huang. Knowing the Huang family's situation, Li Muxia's prescription contained common and inexpensive medicinal herbs.

Taking medicine alone is definitely not enough; acupuncture is also necessary as an adjunct.

While Li Muxia was giving Huang Da Niang acupuncture in the room, Dongfang Jincheng was chatting with Huang Da Ye outside.

"Sir, do you know who hit you?"

Grandpa Huang was surprised and flattered that Dongfang Jincheng, who hadn't spoken since entering the room, would suddenly talk to him.

Now, he also believed that Dongfang Jincheng and Li Muxia were good people, so his guard was down, and he also wanted to complain about what he had experienced today.

"Who else could it be? Who else could be so lawless in Hailian Town? Besides the three major families, who else could it be?"

Dongfang Jincheng asked with feigned suspicion, "The three major families?"

Grandpa Huang assumed Dongfang Jincheng was from out of town and unaware of Hailian Town's situation, so he explained, "Young Master Feng, you're from out of town and don't know, but there are three major families in Hailian Town, they..."

Grandpa Huang gave a general account of the affairs of the three families, most of which were things that Dongfang Jincheng and his group already knew, so there wasn't much usable information.

Dongfang Jincheng understood that Grandpa Huang was still somewhat afraid of the three major families, and even if he knew something, he dared not say it.

It seems the only option is to guide them.

"Old man, didn't you ever think of reporting this to the authorities?"

Grandpa Huang snorted coldly upon hearing this: "Report to the authorities? Officials and bandits are in cahoots, who would dare to report to the authorities?"

Dongfang Jincheng raised an eyebrow and continued to ask, "What do you mean by that?"

Grandpa Huang seemed to realize he had let something slip, and turned to look at the doorway as if someone was eavesdropping.

Relieved to not see anyone, she whispered to Dongfang Jincheng, "Young Master Feng, please don't ask. I can't say."

Dongfang Jincheng knew that Grandpa Huang still didn't trust him, so he said, "I originally wanted to ask you about the market situation in Hailian Town. After all, I came to Hailian Town to discuss business on my father's orders. But recently I've been hearing about the three major families. I don't know if it's true or not. I don't even know if I should go and discuss business with them."

When Grandpa Huang heard this, he became anxious. Dongfang Jincheng was, after all, their benefactor, and he really didn't want Dongfang Jincheng to be deceived by the three major families.

He said, "Young Master Feng, you must never do business with the three great families. It's better to go to a more distant place than to do business with them. The three great families are truly ruthless and heartless."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng knew that it wasn't right to take advantage of Grandpa Huang's kindness, but he also felt that bringing down the three major families was a way of avenging Grandpa Huang.

“However, my father specifically instructed me to come and discuss business with the three major families. Now, although some people on the street are saying bad things about the three major families, there is no evidence to prove it. I can’t go back to my father with these things.”

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Huang, disregarding whether anyone could hear him, said in a rather loud voice, "That's not bad talk, it's all true. We all have evidence."

At this point, Grandpa Huang realized he had let something slip and quickly covered his mouth.

Dongfang Jincheng then curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

"Evidence, what evidence?"

Grandpa Huang covered his mouth, shook his head, and mumbled, "What evidence? I didn't say anything."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng did not press for answers. Instead, he said earnestly, "Uncle, you must have been bullied by the three major families over the years. I know you are afraid of being retaliated against by them."

As she spoke, she looked up towards the inner room and continued, "I know you don't believe me, but you should believe the person inside, right?"

At this point, he looked at Grandpa Huang and said, "You must have all heard about the plague in Fuhai Town a while ago, right?"

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Huang said, "I've heard about it. It's said that His Highness Prince Rui went there personally, and the plague was cured by the Immortal Physician. Because of this, not only the people of Hailian Town, but the people of the entire Eastern Kingdom are full of praise for the Immortal Physician. It's fortunate that the Immortal Physician was there, otherwise..."

Dongfang Jincheng could tell that Grandpa Huang truly had a deep admiration for the Immortal Physician. When he talked about the Immortal Physician, his eyes shone exceptionally brightly, and his proud expression made it seem as if the Immortal Physician was his child.

"Yes, you had never met the Immortal Healer before, yet you already trusted and liked her. You can imagine how much Prince Rui, who fought against the plague with him, must admire him."

Grandpa Huang naturally understood the implication in Dongfang Jincheng's words, but he still asked uncertainly, "You mean, His Highness Prince Rui admires the physician, and they..."

Before he could finish speaking, Dongfang Jincheng interjected, "Of course I appreciate it."

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Huang asked, "What is your relationship with His Highness Prince Rui?"